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Dec. 22, 1925- 1,566,505 E. E. PINKER-roN BOX Filed June 29, 1923 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Das.v 22 1925- E. E. PINKERTON Box Filed June 29. 1923 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED Star-Es EDWARD E. PINKERTON, or '.cH'rcAGo, ILLINOIS.

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Applicationled :rune 29, 1923. serial No. 648,414. 4

T 0 all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. PINKEP.-

TON, a citizen of the United States, and a' resident of the city ofChicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which the following aspecification. y

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in boxes, and moreparticularly to folded cardboard boxes, and has for an object to providesuch boxes withl reinforced or multiple walls and with lace meansextending `from said walls and providing an artistic superpo-sed laceeffect, all the parts of said box being stamped from a sheet of materialto form a single integral pattern or blank which is folded into therequired shape. 2o

Other objects will appear hereinafter.. The invention consists inthecombinations and arrangements of .parts hereinafter de blank stamped outfrom a sheet of material;

Fig. 2 is a top view of the folded box with the cover in open position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4.- is a vertical cross section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, I have shown one form of my invention which is producedby stamping a single and integral blank or pattern from a sheet ofsuitable material, such as cardboard or the like, to form the requiredbox blank as shown in Fig. 1. This blank comprises a main portion (M)forming the exterior of the box, and a reinforcing portion (It) formingthe inner part ofthe box, when the parts are folded along the dottedlines shown in Fig. 1 and the fastening means are arranged in position.

The main portion, or exterior portion comprises a bottom 11 with twoside walls 12 and 13 thereon, a top member 14 extending from the sidewall 12 and having a flap 15 to engage in slot 15 provided in side wall13. Two end walls 16 extend from the bottom 11 and have their end parts17 doubled over inwardly thereon, and are provided with short sideflap's18 which extend lin the finished box.

along the inside of the side walls 12 and 13 A lace member 19 is cut outfrom each portion 17, yhaving its edge indented or trimmed in the.manner of' lace,

and extends inwardly from vthe upper doubled edge of each end wall, andAcorner flaps 20, which are cut from the sides of said ends walls andflaps, extend from the side walls and vare tucked in between'thedoubled` portions of said end walls..v

The inner 'or reinforcing portions (R) of the box comprises a' bot-tommember 21 Aand two side members .22 and 23 extending therefrom, themember 23 extending fromy the main sidewall 13and thememberI 22 con-l.taining a narrow lstrip orV liap 22ywhich is bent over outwardly and isfastened tothe upper part of said wall 12, asv by the use ofadhesivematerialprovided on said strip.

Two end members'26 extend fromsaid mem-` ber 21 and have .tongues v'27cut out therefrom which are extended` inwardly through members 26 areplaced on the inside of portions 17 of the wall member 16. Lace members29, which have their edges indented or trimmed similar to the lacemembers 19, are provided on the outer ends of members 26 and areextended inwardly into the box, the lace members 19 being foldedthereover and therewith forming superposed or multiple layers oflace-means on the box, thus providing the much desired and artisticdoubled or multiple lace effect, without the necessity ofl pastingadditional lace means inthe box as is the case in the usual presentconstruction, thereby lessening the amount of work involve-d tomake thebox and therefore lessening its cost of production.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is'capable ofslots 28 in wall portions 17 when'saidl end f variation and modificationwithout departing from the spirit of the. invention. I, therefore, donot wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth,but desire Y to avail myself of such variations and modifications ascome within the scope of the appended claims. p

Having described my invention what I claim as new and 'desire to secureby Letters ing from said end wall, a reinforcing p0rtion bent inwardfrom said main portion and having' an end member inside of said endwall, and lace means on sai-d end member extended beneath said lacemember to form a superposed lace effect.

9,. A box consisting of a single blank of material` and comprising amain vportion providing outer end walls having the upper parts doubledover inwardly, a lace member cut out and extending inwardly from thebent top part of each end wall, a reinforcing portion extending fromsaid main portion and folded inward thereof and having end membersplaced at the inner sides of said end walls, and lace members bentinwardly from said end members and folded onto the rst said lace memberforming superposed lace means therewith.

3. A box having its parts integral and i comprising a main outer portionand an inner reinforcing portion, said main portion containing bottomand side walls and a lid extending from one of said side walls, saidreinforcing portion extending from the other side wall and forming innerbottom, side and end members, lace Vmembers extending inwardly from saidend members, end walls on said main portion doubled over inwardly,corner flaps extending from said side walls and tucked between thedoubled parts of said end walls, and lace members cut out from saiddoubled end walls and folded Vinward being doubled over the first saidlace members with the lace edges slightly above the lace edges of thefirst said lace members to form a multiple 'lace effect.

4. A box consisting of a single blank of material and comprising` a mainouter portion and an inner reinforcing portion, said main portioncontaining bottom and side walls and a lid extending from one of Saidside walls and having a flap on its outer end, said reinforcing portionextending from the other side wall and forming a slot therewith forreceiving said flap, said reinforcing portion. also forming innerbottom, side and end members, tongues on said end members, lace membersextending inwardly from said vend members, end walls on said mainVportion doubled over inwardly and having slots to receive said tongues,side flaps on said end walls directed under the side walls of the mainportion, corneriiaps extending from said side walls and tucked betweenthe doubled parts of said end walls, and lace members cut ont from saiddoubled end walls and folded inward over the first said lace members toexpose the lace edges there of and form a superposed lace effect.

In testimony whereof I have `signed my name to this specification.

EDWARD E. PINKERTQN.

